Gradually moving away from the main city, the rain from the sky also gradually diminishes, so much so that they no longer need to cover their heads while moving forward.

Nearing dawn, dim twilight glimmered at the horizon. They had walked all night, finally moving out of the rain’s reach.

Su Changxing estimated that these ordinary people had reached their limit by now, so he had no choice but to let them stop and rest.

On the other side, Chen Ling was mobilizing a large number of vehicles to come over, preparing to transport these people to Donglin City. However, this task wasn’t too difficult, for T3 had already manufactured a large number of transport robots.

About half an hour later.

V17 appeared on the distant highway with a vast mechanical legion, followed by various vehicles, both big and small, and a large number of transport robots.

These transport robots were not equipped with advanced intelligent systems, being extremely simplistic, and their raw materials were sourced from cars on the highways, controlled by other more advanced robots.

"Sir, due to the large number of people, the transportation will likely take nine hours, divided into six batches,"

V17 ran up to Su Changxing and said.

Su Changxing nodded and said, "Hmm, organize the transportation, and first leave this area."

It seemed more agile than before, its intelligence apparently improved significantly in a short time.

V17 is an advanced robot, and the number of advanced robots T3 can produce is limited.

Advanced robots require a core, which are obtained from those that turn traitor or are scrapped robots.

But transport robots, being low-level robots, can be produced infinitely, even rapidly through disassembling cars on the streets.

Chen Ling, with the Security Bureau personnel, organized the transportation on-site. In less than three hours, everyone had left the area, reaching the boundaries of Donglin City.

[Mission Settlement]

[Four thousand people survived, gaining four hundred thousand points]

The number sometimes mattered not, for however many people there were, a powerful Extraordinary could wipe them out in a short time.

At the same time, a greater population also meant a higher chance to yield an Extraordinary.

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Su Changxing, with T3 and some robots, headed towards Donglin City first, with piles of various organisms’ remains stacked along the roadway.

Because of an earlier sweep, the monsters were not densely packed.

T3 said mechanically, "This type of crystal can be used to make cores, but we lack some key materials."

"What materials?"

Su Changxing asked.

T3’s eyes flickered and said:

"Carbon stones, which can continuously and stably activate the energy in the crystals, as the crystals can gather energy, possessing a highly enduring ability."

"Such carbon stones can be found on some planets or manufactured through matter fusion, but we currently cannot carry out matter fusion."

Su Changxing nodded to show his understanding, then asked, "Does our world have such things?"

T3 said, "Not sure yet. Later I will manufacture exploration robots to investigate and draft a mining plan."

However, the current manufacturing limit of T3 is three hundred robots. If the core is completely destroyed in battle, this limit will also decrease.

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By evening, the yellowish gleam stained the toppled streetlights as they returned to Donglin City. Conditions in the city were somewhat better than when Su Changxing left.

A massive population was gathering in the main city, also easing the burden on the army, and the city’s order was reinstated, much more stable than at the start.

Armored vehicles patrolling the streets, mounting machine guns and artillery, while some critical junctions were fortified, even with heavy artillery installed.

"Pass!"

A soldier checked Su Changxing’s documents, waved his hand, and shouted.

They had received word that a mechanical legion would enter the city, but they did not anticipate this kind of mechanical legion.

Su Changxing took back his documents and immediately asked, "Is everyone entering the city checked?"

The soldier, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins, nodded and said, "Yes, sir, everyone will be assigned to an appropriate area, and without permission, they are forbidden from leaving the designated area."

"This is the current zoning management policy implemented to concentrate personnel, giving up certain areas to reduce defensive pressure."

Su Changxing nodded slightly, saying, "Hmm, you’ve worked hard. We’re going in first."

This policy was implemented after Lin Xiuyu and the military district commander discussed it, realistically, most of the city had been abandoned, reduced to less than one-fifth of its original size, shrinking away from the position of the Giant Anchor.

This was indeed the correct course of action.

Along the way, there were several places where people concentrated, heavily fortified with armed forces conducting 24-hour cleanup and defense.

Su Changxing led the mechanical army through the main road; many people looked over from inside, extremely shocked.

"There are actually robots in the army; were they secretly developed?"

"It doesn’t seem like it. Technologically, we shouldn’t be able to reach such a level."

"Is this some black technology?"

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Entering the base of Team 17, the people inside were noticeably denser than before, all wearing gray-black tight suits or a special gray-white coat.

"Are they all from the Security Bureau?"

Shen Jinxuan looked around curiously and asked.

Su Changxing nodded and said:

"Yes, mostly. The Security Bureau has a complete system, and because of the apocalypse, its power has greatly expanded."

This was naturally expected. With the extreme expansion of individual power, some outdated rules would naturally be replaced by new ones adapted to the times.

The Security Bureau, holding such power, naturally stood atop authority.

Shen Jinxuan pondered and said, "Are other cities in similar situations?"

Su Changxing shook his head and said:

"Not sure. With total signal interruption, the current Donglin City is an isolated city. We also don’t know what the outside world is like."

Players in different regions cannot contact each other via mobile phones, only being able to communicate in the same forum area. It is unclear whether this is a restriction of the Doomsday Game or passive.

Su Changxing’s thoughts were simple—do his utmost to maintain the status quo in Donglin while finding ways to induce the emergence of more Extraordinary.

Because another world had intervened midway, the Black Fog World seemed not to be paying them any attention at this moment.

For now, it was the best opportunity for them to strengthen themselves; once things settled down, the Black Fog World likely wouldn’t give them a chance.

Just as they couldn’t tolerate the existence of threats to themselves.

Moreover, according to Su Changxing’s observation, the Black Fog World didn’t contain the Doomsday Game, presumably something unique to their world.

It would be a problem if the existence of the Doomsday Game were to be discovered by those in the Black Fog World.